Swedenborg’s Spiritual Ideas

During the twenty years Swedenborg spent exploring the spiritual world, he took copious, detailed notes about every interaction he had with heavenly angels, evil spirits, and people who had just crossed into the afterlife—and he transformed the insights he learned from them into life-guiding spiritual principles that can be applied to anyone’s life regardless of religious affiliation. A deeper look at Swedenborg’s spiritually-enriching teachings can be explored by clicking on the ideas below. For a video overview, check out our Swedenborg and Life episode “Swedenborg 101: The Basic Nature of Everything.”

The physical world is a reflection of the spiritual world, and everything that you see around you can represent a deeper spiritual principle. Swedenborg uses this idea to interpret the Bible in amazing ways. Go